(Commuter Pass)

In August of the ninth year of the Great Cause, Yunnei became less calm.

The caravans going south have arrived in Yunnei one after another, more than half less than in previous years, but there are also more stubborn guys who have to pass by Yunnei, some are used to going and are unwilling to take risks elsewhere, and some want to try the quality of Hengan Town.

Of course, these are all Great Sui caravans, and the Turks swaggered out in the Sui land, except for the envoys, they are all bold guys.

Or business as usual, taxed, heavily taxed.

As for the Turks mixed in the team, there must be them, but they are not easy to identify in these years, and now the northerners are strangely shaped, and almost all of them have some Hu blood.

In addition, the caravan came and went on the grassland, and the people in the caravan were all black, red, and black and red by the wind of the steppe, and it was very difficult to distinguish which one was the Sui and which one was the Turkic.

Unless the Turks are of royal blood, staring at a pair of blue eyes is more conspicuous, but if you want to easily catch one or two in this place in Yunnei, don't be delusional, the Turks are not stupid.

In comparison, the Sui people are a bit petty, you see the Turks, and they are very welcoming to the caravans of the Sui people.

For example, Li joined the army in Heng'an Town, and he had to pull out all the Turks from the caravan.

His approach was crude and crisp.

First of all, he asked one by one, where his family lived, who testified, and if he couldn't say clearly, if he didn't have the right accent, and if no one was with his fellow villagers, he would find out.

Basically, the Turks from outside the Seychelles will not be caught in the net.

As for the Sui people, who worked for the Turks, it is not easy to say. The people in these caravans, the Turkic nobles hooked their fingers. Nine out of ten will wag their tails at people in half a happy way.

After all, these years worked for the Turks. It's not a shameful thing, the concept of the country is very weak, and it is common for the emperor to call himself a vassal in the north, not to mention the common people.

In fact, Li Po is so targeted at the Turks, which is also very inappropriate.

Because after all, the Great Sui and the Turks have been in truce for many years, and the Turks are still vassals of the Great Sui, and the two countries are now considered to be friendly countries, Li Po tossed so vigorously. That is, in the ninth year of the great cause, no one could take care of him, otherwise, maybe a Turkic protest document could kill Li Po.

Of course, it is precisely in the ninth year of the Great Cause that Li Po will do this.

The chaos in the world has become a matter of time, and it is a matter of time before the Turks go south, a quasi-front line like Yunnei. If you don't run it well, it's just a joke with your own life.

However, the strange relationship between the Great Sui and the Turkic Khanate in these years also gave Li Po a headache.

But I saw more. is also numb, in fact, these caravans, in Li Po's opinion. There is no good thing, just let people search carefully. The caravan must have had a lot of correspondence between the Northland tribes and the Turks.

Later, Li Po thought about it, and he didn't want to worry about it anymore.

Counter-espionage is so meticulous. It was of no avail, he could neither kill all the people of the caravan now, nor trouble the people who had fornicated with the Turks.

Why waste feelings?

Li Po suddenly became enlightened, so he strictly ordered the merchants not to enter Yunnei City and Heng'an Town, and stationed them outside the city for supplies, and then let them go south one after another.

Come to think of it, after this experience, those who dare to walk from Yunnei are really bold, and most of them have ulterior motives, so what else is polite?

In fact, it didn't take long for Yunnei to enter winter, and someone from the north finally came and wanted to communicate with the people in Hengan Town.

is not the envoy of the Turkic royal court, and Heng'an Town is not enough to qualify.

It's just that the little shrimp in Heng'an Town is very unfriendly to the Turks, which makes some Turkic nobles who have harvested in Yunnei feel painful.

A caravan full of goods crossed the Great Wall and entered directly into the territory of Yunnei County.

This caravan was entrusted by the Turkic tribal leader Alibo Jinshe, and came to Yunnei to do some business with Heng'an Town.

This Alibo Jin She, who is the confidant of the Turkic royal court, is the confidant of Shi Shu Huxi.

Set is the title of a Turkic general, can lead a large army to fight, almost equivalent to the Kaifu Yi and the three divisions of the Great Sui, and Punja is almost equivalent to the counselor of the Turkic Khan, and is one of the most trusted people of the Khan.

Shi Shu Huxi was a native of the Western Regions and was greedy for money, and he became a favorite of Shibi Khan, which actually meant that the center of gravity of the Turkic Khanate was gradually moving westward.

As Shi Shu Hu Xi's henchman, Ali Bo Jin is actually Shi Shu Hu Xi's subordinate who gathers wealth, and when it is critical, he can also be used as a thug.

The trading in the cloud is actually nothing to Shi Shu Huxi, who has a big business.

But one of the biggest transactions in Yunnei County is the slave trade, where you can buy very good Central Plains female slaves.

The status of female slaves in the Central Plains in the grassland is comparable to that of female slaves in the Western Regions, and if they can be sold to the Western Regions, it will become a profitable business.

When I got here, it was actually quite easy to understand, the trade route here in Yunnei was a rib for Shi Shu Huxi, and it was a pity to abandon it if it was tasteless.

Ali Bojin, who always thought about his master, sent a caravan south and sent his own representatives to mix in to deal with Heng'an Town.

The merchants of the Great Sui did not have any good things, and the Turkic merchants were actually more ruthless, and they were openly and honestly interacting with the Sui people and accumulating money.

Although the Great Sui Hu is now prosperous, it is still different from the Turks.

Li Po received the guests from the north very warmly, and they came to give gifts, and they couldn't be treated the same as those merchants before.

There is no need for Li Bi to come forward, this kind of private dealings with the Turks, although everyone is doing this, but it is too much to say when it is put on the table, it is always necessary to save some face for everyone, let others see it, all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred are not good.

How to say it, they all want to cover up, both want to smash the watch, and want to set up the archway.

Li Po can be regarded as following the customs of the villagers this time, and as a representative of Hengan Town, he conducted an informal diplomatic activity with the Turks.

Li Po felt quite novel, and the Turks were not dissatisfied.

The Great Sui has been a vassal for some years, and he also has a lot of respect for the Sui people.

The gift is very thick and heavy, do not ask for anything else, only seek trade and mutual trade, but also reveal the intention of solicitation, it is estimated that the Central Plains will be in chaos again, as long as you are willing, it is not a big deal to seal you as a khan, and the official position is not worth much in the Turks.

Li Po really understands Turkic language, and his five-year career outside the Seychelles has not been in vain, and the surrounding tribes speak almost all Turkic and Chinese, and Li Po has also learned a little.

The place to entertain the Turks is in the eight buildings, Heng'an Town will never let the Turks patronize, this is the first caravan to enter the southbound caravan in Yunnei City in the second half of this year.

The people in Yunnei City felt quite strange, and they were all guessing the origin of this caravan, as for whether they could trade goods with this caravan, it had to be nodded by Heng'an Town.

Now in Yunnei, Heng'an Town is the same thing, the heroes and heroes who used to talk here and count, ran and died, the happy land of the underworld, was completely banned by the military management.

When the Turks came to Yunnei City, they were also shocked by the depression in Yunnei City, how did this place become like this?

Let's just say, there are so few caravans going north this year, it's really better to hear than to see, Sui people...... Is this about to build the Great Wall again?

The Turks always can't hide what they have to say, which Li Po appreciates very much.

"O gods, isn't it forbidden to travel here in the future?"

Well, this tone Li Po sounds quite familiar, and the Europeans say that God is the same, and the Turkic god system is also quite chaotic, but the most believers are still the holy wolf, because their ancestors are the sons of the holy wolf.

The gods are above the holy wolf, which is almost equivalent to the relationship between the Holy Father and the Holy Son.

They were actually white, and after their families went south, they mixed with the Tiele people and became half-white and half-yellow mixed-race.

Therefore, the Turkic people who represent Alibo Jin are quite distinctive, and from the perspective of the aesthetics of later generations, they should be regarded as very handsome.

He is tall and strong, with high eyebrows and deep eyes, and although his skin is black and red, he is still much fairer than others, but he lacks a pair of blue eyes.

Not long after they met, this guy proudly claimed that he married his daughter to Ali Bo Jin to flaunt that his identity was actually no worse than Li Po.

Li Po said in his heart, I still want to marry Li Jing's daughter.

Compared with the straightforward Turks, Li Po's answer revealed the cunning and obscurity unique to the Central Plains.

He stammered in Turkic, "You should know that we have just arrived here, and we can't tell the difference between merchants and horse bandits, they are so chaotic that they dare to attack us, so we have closed this place for the time being, and killed those who are not willing to follow the advice." ”

"Well, by the way, it also solves a small problem, charging some necessary expenses to business travelers, you should understand this, right?"

The tall and strong Turkic immediately expressed his understanding, "Yes, strong people always have to show their strength in order to be respected by others, well, collecting taxes is also a sign of strength, and only those who are honorable can collect taxes from others......"

Look at how well it is said and how philosophical it is, this is obviously a smart person who draws inferences.

But before Li Po could praise him, he immediately said: "But the taxes you collect are too heavy, and the merchants can't bear such heavy taxes, and if you do this, you will only drive away the merchants instead of leaving them to make the tribe prosperous." ”

Well, you are interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, do you know, and besides, some of your kindred are buried not far away, why don't I send you to be their companion?

Li Po turned over some fierce thoughts, the first diplomatic activity, he said that he didn't have much experience, Li Bi's mother-in-law didn't have an idea, obviously didn't know how to deal with this kind of Turkic people who were neither above board nor very upright.

"You're here, and everything will be fine, won't it?"

Not to mention, Li Po is still very talented in speaking skills. (To be continued.) )